IHSAA News Release

Softball State Tournament Pairings Released
Three hundred seventy-one (371) teams were drawn and placed into brackets this morning for the start of the 29th Annual IHSAA Softball State Tournament Series.

Sectional action runs May 20-25 with the 64 survivors moving into a one-game regional round on Tuesday, May 28. From there, 32 teams will square off in a four-team semi-state on Saturday, June 1, with the four state championship games scheduled for Saturday, June 8 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis.

Among the top-ranked teams in the most recent poll from the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA), Class 4A No. 1 Center Grove begins its tournament run at home against Franklin Central in Sectional 13. Class 3A No. 1 Mishawaka Marian will face New Prairie in the Sectional 19 opening game hosted by South Bend St. Joseph. In 2A, top-ranked Rochester will host North Newton in the Sectional 34 opener. And Class A’s top-ranked Lakewood Park Christian, the defending state champion, will host Hamilton in the first game of Sectional 52.

Among the other defending state champions, Plainfield will take on host Martinsville in 4A Sectional 12, Class 3A champion Andrean drew Rensselaer Central in Sectional 18 at Kankakee Valley and two-time defending 2A champion South Putnam will face Cloverdale in Sectional 44 at Cascade.

Playing schedules are included in the brackets linked below but due to possible weather postponements and other conflicts, it is advised to check with the host school for precise schedules.

About the DrawTo conduct the random drawing for the softball state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in a given sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all 64 sectionals and eight semi-states.

Sectionals
Dates: May 20-25, 2013.
Times: Determined by host school.
Admission: $6 per session; $9 all sessions.
Home Team: The second-named team in each pairing is the designated home team except when they advance by virtue of a bye. Exception: In six-team sectionals, the teams drawing the bye will play in the second semifinal game (Game 4) and will be the visitor in the championship game.

Class 4A1. Highland (7)Game 1: Lake Central vs. Munster.
Game 2: Highland vs. Lowell.
Game 3: East Chicago Central vs. Gary West Side.
Game 4: Hammond Morton vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

2. Crown Point (8)Game 1: LaPorte vs. Portage.
Game 2: Chesterton vs. Crown Point.
Game 3: Hobart vs. Michigan City.
Game 4: Merrillville vs. Valparaiso.
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.

3. South Bend Adams (6)Game 1: South Bend Washington vs. Mishawaka.
Game 2: South Bend Adams vs. South Bend Clay.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: South Bend Riley vs. Penn.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

5. DeKalb (7)Game 1: Columbia City vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Game 2: Fort Wayne Snider vs. DeKalb.
Game 3: Fort Wayne North Side vs. Fort Wayne Northrop.
Game 4: East Noble vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

6. Homestead (6)Game 1: Jay County vs. Huntington North.
Game 2: Homestead vs. New Haven.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Fort Wayne South Side vs. Fort Wayne Wayne.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

14. East Central (6)Game 1: East Central vs. Shelbyville.
Game 2: Bloomington South vs. Columbus North.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Bloomington North vs. Columbus East.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

15. Jeffersonville (6)Game 1: Seymour vs. Floyd Central.
Game 2: Bedford North Lawrence vs. Jeffersonville.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Jennings County vs. New Albany.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

19. South Bend St. Joseph (7)Game 1: New Prairie vs. Mishawaka Marian.
Game 2: Plymouth vs. South Bend St. Joseph.
Game 3: Culver Academies vs. Jimtown.
Game 4: Glenn vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

20. Twin Lakes (7)Game 1: Northwestern vs. Peru.
Game 2: Maconaquah vs. Benton Central.
Game 3: Twin Lakes vs. Western.
Game 4: West Lafayette vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

21. Lakeland (6)Game 1: Fairfield vs. Wawasee.
Game 2: Tippecanoe Valley vs. NorthWood.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Lakeland vs. West Noble.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

25. Crawfordsville (7)Game 1: Frankfort vs. Crawfordsville.
Game 2: Southmont vs. North Montgomery.
Game 3: Lebanon vs. Western Boone.
Game 4: North Putnam vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

27. Indian Creek (5)
Game 1: Tri-West Hendricks vs. Danville.
Game 2: Indian Creek vs. Indianapolis Northwest.
Game 3: Beech Grove vs. Winner of Game 1.
Championship: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

28. Edgewood (6)Game 1: West Vigo vs. Edgewood.
Game 2: Greencastle vs. Brown County.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: South Vermillion vs. Owen Valley.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

29. Greensburg (7)Game 1: Lawrenceburg vs. South Dearborn.
Game 2: Franklin County vs. Greensburg.
Game 3: Rushville vs. Madison.
Game 4: Batesville vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

30. Salem (7)Game 1: Salem vs. Scottsburg.
Game 2: Corydon Central vs. Silver Creek.
Game 3: Brownstown Central vs. North Harrison.
Game 4: Charlestown vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

Class 2A 33. Lake Station Edison (5)
Game 1: Wheeler vs. River Forest.
Game 2: Hammond Bishop Noll vs. Whiting.
Game 3: Lake Station Edison vs. Winner of Game 1.
Championship: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

34. Rochester Community (6)Game 1: Rochester vs. North Newton.
Game 2: Hebron vs. Boone Grove.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: North Judson vs. Winamac.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

41. Cambridge City Lincoln (7)Game 1: Hagerstown vs. Knightstown.
Game 2: Union County vs. Centerville.
Game 3: Cambridge City Lincoln vs. Northeastern.
Game 4: Eastern Hancock vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

45. Switzerland County (6)Game 1: Austin vs. South Ripley.
Game 2: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Switzerland County.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: North Decatur vs. Milan.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

47. South Knox (7)Game 1: Linton-Stockton vs. North Knox.
Game 2: Sullivan vs. North Central (Farmersburg).
Game 3: Bloomfield vs. South Knox.
Game 4: Eastern Greene vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

48. Forest Park (7)
Game 1: Evansville Mater Dei vs. Tell City.
Game 2: North Posey vs. Forest Park.
Game 3: Perry Central vs. Southridge.
Game 4: South Spencer vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

50. North White (6)Game 1: North White vs. Pioneer.
Game 2: Tri-County vs. West Central.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: South Newton vs. Caston.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

51. South Central (Union Mills) (6)Game 1: Westville vs. Marquette Catholic.
Game 2: South Central (Union Mills) vs. Argos.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Culver Community vs. Triton.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

Regionals
Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
Time: 7 pm where possible.
Admission: $6.00.
Home Team: The winner of the even-numbered sectional site will host the one game regional, and serve as the home team. The IHSAA reserves the right to approve sites based on minimum standards.

8. North Daviess
Game 1: Winner of Regional 29 vs. Winner of Regional 31.
Game 2: Winner of Regional 30 vs. Winner of Regional 32.
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

State Finals
Site: Ben Davis High School, 1200 N. Girls School Road, Indianapolis | Website
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013.
Admission: $10.
Home Team: The winner of the northern semi-state (second team below) is the designated home team in each game.

About the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA)Founded in 1903, the purpose of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA) is to encourage, regulate and give direction to wholesome amateur interschool athletic competition between its 410 member schools. The Association provides state championship tournament series in 20 sports, 10 for girls and 10 for boys. Approximately 160,000 student athletes participate in IHSAA sports on an annual basis.